indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
relatively; comparatively
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
reason; cause; circumstances
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
crops; agricultural produce
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
general; popular; common; typical
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to look down on; to condescend
tendency; trend; inclination
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something